Putnam County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	3,727	765.3	892.7	918.7	-2.8	*	50
Diseases of the Heart	1,265	259.8	313.1	299.2	4.7		47
Malignant Neoplasms	905	185.8	203.7	213.0	-4.4		47
Lung	312	64.1	68.3	59.0	15.7	*	31
Colon	93	19.1	21.4	19.6	9.4		24
Breast	59	23.8	25.2	34.3	-26.5	*	43
Prostate	54	22.6	27.1	28.8	-5.8		19
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	387	79.5	87.9	102.8	-14.5	*	53
Diabetes	124	25.5	29.0	22.7	27.7	*	25
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	205	42.1	51.7	63.1	-18.0	*	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	165	33.9	38.8	40.5	-4.1		46
Pneumonia and Influenza	132	27.1	34.5	33.8	2.1		25
Unintentional Injuries	172	35.3	36.9	35.6	3.7		43
Motor Vehicle	103	21.1	21.1	16.3	29.3	*	34
Non-Motor Vehicle	69	14.2	15.8	19.3	-18.0		50
Intentional Injuries	49	10.1	10.2	21.3	-52.1	*	54
Suicide	36	7.4	7.6	12.0	-37.0	*	54
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	13	2.7	2.6	9.3	TS	TS	44
All Other Causes of Death	710	145.8	174.7	189.4	-7.8	*	36
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank

* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
TS Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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